Quoted by The Mirror, Ukraine manager Mykhaylo Fomenko has claimed that reported Arsenal and Everton target Andriy Yarmolenko would succeed in the Premier League - if such a move were to materialise.

The Dynamo Kiev winger, 26, has long been linked with a switch to England's top flight, with the Toffees reportedly being in the driving seat last summer as a £15 million move beckoned (Sky Sports), though it never happened.

In January, the Gunners were then linked as Ukranian publication Sport claimed that a £23 million would happen this summer, and it remains to be seen if that is the case.

Nevertheless, Fomenko, who has worked with the star at international level since 2012, is certain that he has what it takes to produce his very best form in England, if a Premier League club signs him.

“If he is wanted by the top English clubs then, yes, he can show his best in the Premier League and he must do this," he is quoted as saying by The Mirror. "He is the leader of our team and leader of our squad.”

Shane Callaghan

Shane is a Dublin-based sports writer who swapped the football pitch for the press box upon learning that he was better with a pen than with a round bit of leather. Prior to joining HITC, Shane enjoyed spells with Sports Mole and Goal.com among others, while he was also club reporter for Irish football club Drogheda United.